US GIRLS EVENT AT OSSETT ACADEMY - ALL GIRLS WELCOME

We are hosting an US Girls Event on 28th February at Ossett Academy. The aim is to get women/girls more active in the Wakefield area and let them see what opportunities are available and how fun being active can be.

This event is GIRLS ONLY... it will give them a chance to try different activities and sports, with the opportunities to...

Ossett History Exhibition - Wednesday 25 February 2015

An exhibition on Ossett's history will take place on Wednesday 25 February in the Drake Building Sixth Form Common Room. Throughout the evening there will be a range of talks, digital archive, an informative film and printed displays.

The event will showcase the vivid history of Ossett, which has been collated by a team of 10 students...

KS3 to KS4 Options Information

Students in Year 9 are beginning the process to decide which options to take ready for the start of Year 10 in September 2015. The KS4 Information page within the Parents section contains further information regarding the process.

Active Kids Vouchers

Ossett Academy is collecting Sainsbury's Active Kids Vouchers. Please can any parents who shop at Sainsbury's please collect these vouchers for the Academy and send them in with students - they can be handed in to form tutors or at reception.

This scheme aims to improve the lifestyles of students through encouraging children to eat...

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About Us

Our Charity Work

Ossett Academy endeavours to be as supportive as possible of local, national and international charities. Our biggest fund raising is for Warm Heart Malawi along with a small scale project in Addis Abba (Ethiopia). Many members of our school community are aware of fund raising locally for Wakefield Hospice and nationally for...

GCSE Results 2014

Another year of outstanding GCSE examination results! Our Year 11 students have achieved amazing GCSE results again! Over 81% of our 2013/2014 Year 11 students achieved 5 A*-C grades including English and Mathematics; this is the best in Wakefield and, we believe, one of the best in Yorkshire. Almost a third of all grades were an A*...

Welcome From the Principal

At Ossett, we are committed to ensuring that our students are supported, nurtured and valued as individuals: this is fairly unique in such a large organisation. Our overarching aim is to create happy students who really enjoy their learning.

We ensure that all students who attend the Academy have the opportunity to maximise their...